Demand for Beans Drives War Time Diet Policy
The Food Administration urges using all beans as a meat substitute to conserve meat supplies for the war effort. Bean prices rose but remain a cheap nutritive staple. beans provide high calories and protein, with soy beans noted for higher protein content. Americans are urged to plant a good crop next year and buy Thrift Stamps.
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Department of Triculture
Food Administration
Boston
Hoover not first conserver of food says Hotel Monthly
The Hotel Monthly cites ancient examples of prudent food use from Egypt Nebuchadnezzar and Bible times to argue thrift and moderation. It notes storage of wheat in Egypt and a test with pulse and water showing better nourishment, plus the miracle of feeding five thousand with loaves and fishes, urging readers to buy thrift stamps.
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Joseph
Egypt
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Daniel
Colored Red Cross workers praised for swift relief effort
In New Brunswick New Jersey four children of Joseph Chavernas Michael aged three Henri aged six Marc aged nine and Jean aged 11 sent $25 to the Red Cross headquarters. Eight colored women in white worked at P J Young George street turning out 150 compresses and eight pads in under two hours. The class meets Monday at the Red Cross room producing remarkable quality and quantity. Three other workers collected Red Cross funds outside the Young store.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Joseph Chavernas
Michael
Henri
Marc
Jean
P. J. Young
George Street
Red Cross
Red Cross Room
Red Cross Fund
Junior Soldiers of the Commissary pig clubs urged to boost pork
Junior Soldiers of the Commissary program aims to produce at least 10 000 pounds of dressed pork this year. The Ohio State Fair offers prizes and demonstrations on feeds self feeders hog houses and other pig raising topics to stimulate interest in clubs across the country and Ohio.
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Ohio
Uncle Sam
Memorial Day Socials and Local Visits in Hightstown
Hightstown residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over Memorial Day and Decoration Day weekend. Among the gatherings were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hutchinson of Sharon and Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDougall visiting Jamesburg with local hosts, plus multiple families from Asbury Park Atlantic City Dayton Newark Princeton and Morrisville sharing time with neighbors. Mary Stillwell sustained a collarbone injury after a Thursday fall.
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John V. Ely
Elmer Hutchinson
Sharon
Walter McDougall
Jamesburg
Albert Smith
Charles Field
Robert
Asbury Park
Jacob Heidinger
George Jones
Atlantic City
T. Mount Applegate
Dayton
Mary
Frank Stillwell
Harold Robbinson
New Brunswick
Alice
Eva
Maye Stillwell
Benj. Hoffman
Englishtown
Rosteen Hibbitts
Morrisville
William Wolfe
Walter Davison
7Mary ‘Gordon
George B. Shinn
Princeton
Thomas Mahon
East Orange
George Rogers
Mild Indigestion Advice From 19th Century Tip Sheet
The text offers simple remedies for sour stomach suggesting slow eating and thorough chewing. It cautions against overeating or unsuitable foods and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion. The informal tone references characters and a casual discussion about digestion.
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